Billy Vern Kirk, 85, of Waco, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, November 22, at OakCrest Funeral Home. Services will be at 3 p.m., Monday, November 23, 2015, at OakCrest Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rosemound Cemetery.
Billy was born in Waco, Texas, to the late Cleburne H. Kirk Sr. and Hilda Alice Kirk. He grew up in Waco and went to school at South Waco Junior High and Waco High school. In 1948, he met Thelma Joyce Brackney, whom he married on October 1, 1948, and they recently celebrated 67 years of marriage. He worked a number of jobs before he settled in to a career in the 1960s where he was successful for many years in the business of remodeling and paperhanging.
Many Waco businesses and residential customers knew him as "Kirco" (paint and paperhanging) which was the name of his business. He loved to cook and often prepared meals for friends and family including his much loved turkey and dressing. He also enjoyed playing cards and dominos with friends. He was raised in the Church of Christ by his devote parents and in recent years attended church at Columbus Avenue Church of Christ with his wife Joyce.
To those who were closest to him, he was known for his unique character and fun-loving spirit. He enjoyed tinkering with things, repairing them and bringing them back to life, especially animated toys. He spent much of his time on weekends at the Treasure City Flea Market in Waco where he bought and sold items. In recent years, he was known at the flea market as "scooter man as he bought, sold, and repaired motorized chairs. He loved his flea market friends and rarely missed a weekend of searching for bargains and repurposing his finds.
He and Joyce also loved spending time at Lake Waco, gardening and working around the home, and attending family get-togethers.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Cleburne Kirk Jr.; sister-in-law, Audrey Kirk, of China Springs; and brother-in-law, Richard Blomquist, of Waco.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma (Joyce) Kirk; daughters: Connie Smith and husband, Wayne, of Lorena, Sandra Permenter and husband, Bobby, of Moody, and Abbie Grillo and husband, Carl, of Waco; son, Russell Kirk and wife, Teresa, of Hallsburg; 30 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Vera Blomquist, of Waco; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 11/21/2015...N20
Billy was born in Waco, Texas, to the late Cleburne H. Kirk Sr. and Hilda Alice Kirk. He grew up in Waco and went to school at South Waco Junior High and Waco High school. In 1948, he met Thelma Joyce Brackney, whom he married on October 1, 1948, and they recently celebrated 67 years of marriage. He worked a number of jobs before he settled in to a career in the 1960s where he was successful for many years in the business of remodeling and paperhanging.
Many Waco businesses and residential customers knew him as "Kirco" (paint and paperhanging) which was the name of his business. He loved to cook and often prepared meals for friends and family including his much loved turkey and dressing. He also enjoyed playing cards and dominos with friends. He was raised in the Church of Christ by his devote parents and in recent years attended church at Columbus Avenue Church of Christ with his wife Joyce.
To those who were closest to him, he was known for his unique character and fun-loving spirit. He enjoyed tinkering with things, repairing them and bringing them back to life, especially animated toys. He spent much of his time on weekends at the Treasure City Flea Market in Waco where he bought and sold items. In recent years, he was known at the flea market as "scooter man as he bought, sold, and repaired motorized chairs. He loved his flea market friends and rarely missed a weekend of searching for bargains and repurposing his finds.
He and Joyce also loved spending time at Lake Waco, gardening and working around the home, and attending family get-togethers.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Cleburne Kirk Jr.; sister-in-law, Audrey Kirk, of China Springs; and brother-in-law, Richard Blomquist, of Waco.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma (Joyce) Kirk; daughters: Connie Smith and husband, Wayne, of Lorena, Sandra Permenter and husband, Bobby, of Moody, and Abbie Grillo and husband, Carl, of Waco; son, Russell Kirk and wife, Teresa, of Hallsburg; 30 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Vera Blomquist, of Waco; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 11/21/2015...N20
Billy Vern Kirk, 85, of Waco, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, November 22, at OakCrest Funeral Home. Services will be at 3 p.m., Monday, November 23, 2015, at OakCrest Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rosemound Cemetery.
Billy was born in Waco, Texas, to the late Cleburne H. Kirk Sr. and Hilda Alice Kirk. He grew up in Waco and went to school at South Waco Junior High and Waco High school. In 1948, he met Thelma Joyce Brackney, whom he married on October 1, 1948, and they recently celebrated 67 years of marriage. He worked a number of jobs before he settled in to a career in the 1960s where he was successful for many years in the business of remodeling and paperhanging.
Many Waco businesses and residential customers knew him as "Kirco" (paint and paperhanging) which was the name of his business. He loved to cook and often prepared meals for friends and family including his much loved turkey and dressing. He also enjoyed playing cards and dominos with friends. He was raised in the Church of Christ by his devote parents and in recent years attended church at Columbus Avenue Church of Christ with his wife Joyce.
To those who were closest to him, he was known for his unique character and fun-loving spirit. He enjoyed tinkering with things, repairing them and bringing them back to life, especially animated toys. He spent much of his time on weekends at the Treasure City Flea Market in Waco where he bought and sold items. In recent years, he was known at the flea market as "scooter man as he bought, sold, and repaired motorized chairs. He loved his flea market friends and rarely missed a weekend of searching for bargains and repurposing his finds.
He and Joyce also loved spending time at Lake Waco, gardening and working around the home, and attending family get-togethers.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Cleburne Kirk Jr.; sister-in-law, Audrey Kirk, of China Springs; and brother-in-law, Richard Blomquist, of Waco.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma (Joyce) Kirk; daughters: Connie Smith and husband, Wayne, of Lorena, Sandra Permenter and husband, Bobby, of Moody, and Abbie Grillo and husband, Carl, of Waco; son, Russell Kirk and wife, Teresa, of Hallsburg; 30 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Vera Blomquist, of Waco; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 11/21/2015...N20
Billy was born in Waco, Texas, to the late Cleburne H. Kirk Sr. and Hilda Alice Kirk. He grew up in Waco and went to school at South Waco Junior High and Waco High school. In 1948, he met Thelma Joyce Brackney, whom he married on October 1, 1948, and they recently celebrated 67 years of marriage. He worked a number of jobs before he settled in to a career in the 1960s where he was successful for many years in the business of remodeling and paperhanging.
Many Waco businesses and residential customers knew him as "Kirco" (paint and paperhanging) which was the name of his business. He loved to cook and often prepared meals for friends and family including his much loved turkey and dressing. He also enjoyed playing cards and dominos with friends. He was raised in the Church of Christ by his devote parents and in recent years attended church at Columbus Avenue Church of Christ with his wife Joyce.
To those who were closest to him, he was known for his unique character and fun-loving spirit. He enjoyed tinkering with things, repairing them and bringing them back to life, especially animated toys. He spent much of his time on weekends at the Treasure City Flea Market in Waco where he bought and sold items. In recent years, he was known at the flea market as "scooter man as he bought, sold, and repaired motorized chairs. He loved his flea market friends and rarely missed a weekend of searching for bargains and repurposing his finds.
He and Joyce also loved spending time at Lake Waco, gardening and working around the home, and attending family get-togethers.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Cleburne Kirk Jr.; sister-in-law, Audrey Kirk, of China Springs; and brother-in-law, Richard Blomquist, of Waco.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma (Joyce) Kirk; daughters: Connie Smith and husband, Wayne, of Lorena, Sandra Permenter and husband, Bobby, of Moody, and Abbie Grillo and husband, Carl, of Waco; son, Russell Kirk and wife, Teresa, of Hallsburg; 30 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Vera Blomquist, of Waco; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 11/21/2015...N20
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